Wrist watch strap



Aug. 4, 1953 B. R. NYHAGEN WRIST WATCH STRAP Filed Nov. 25, 1950 INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 4, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WRIST WATCH STRAPBarney R. Nyhagen, New York, N. Y. Application November 25, 1950, SerialNo. 197,585

, 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to wrist watch straps and has particularreference to a wrist watch strap which is constructed and arranged tounderlie the back of the watch so as to prevent contact of the Watchwith the wrist of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wrist watch strap ofsaid character which may be readily connected with the watch ordisengaged therefrom and which securely holds the watch in position onthe strap.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a wrist watch strapcomposed of strap sections which are arranged to engage through theloops at the ends of the watch and are connected together by aconnecting member for releasably fastening the watch to the strap andwhich strap sections have an enlarged supplemental strap secured theretoso as to underlie the watch to thereby prevent contact of the watch withthe wrist of the wearer.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, reference is now made tothe following specification and accompanying drawings in which thepreferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a wrist watch strap constructed in accordancewith the invention and illustrating the same affixed to a watch, with aportion of the strap broken away.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on line 22 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view'of a modified form of wrist watch strapconstructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the sameattached to a watch, with a portion of the strap broken away.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken approximately on line 4-4of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, and moreparticularly to the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings, the wrist watch strap consists of opposite strap sections Iand II, the section It having a buckle l2 while the section H hasopenings l3 for engagement with the buckle for securing the strap on thewrist of the wearer. The sections Ii! and II engage through loops Id atthe opposite ends of the watch A with the adjacent end portions of thesections extending beneath the lower face of the watch and releasablyconnected together by a connecting element I5. For this purpose, theconnecting element It is formed with enlarged opposite end portions Itwhich are connected therewith by restricted or narrow portions IT. Theconfronting inner ends of the sections I0 and II are formed withtransversely extending slits I8 and longitudinally extending slits I!)which join the transversely extending slits I3 medially thereof. Theconnecting element I5 is adapted to engage against the back of the watchwith the restricted or narrow portions I"! thereof projecting throughthe transversely extending slits I8 and with the enlarged ends I5overlying the under side of the inner ends of the sections to therebyreleasably connect the sections together beneath the watch.

In order to prevent direct contact of the watch with the wrist of thewearer, an enlarged supplemental strap is secured to the under side ofthe strap sections I0 and II in any desired manner such as by stitching2|. The supplemental strap is of generally oval formation and underliesthe watch and the confronting ends of the strap sections, the same beingof a width to cover the entire lower surface of the watch. Constructedin this manner the wrist watch strap is adapted to be attached to awatch for securing the same in position on the wrist of the wearer. Thestrap may be applied to the watch by expanding the slits I8 and I 9 inthe confronting ends of the strap sections I0 and II and inserting theenlarged end portions I6 of the connecting element I5 therethrough so asto position the restricted portions I! of the connecting element inprotruding relation through the slits I8. The enlarged end portions I6of the connecting element I5 being slightly wider than the length of theslits I8 prevents unintentional disengagement of the connecting elementand sections while the same permits of the disengagement thereof whendesired for removing the watch from the wrist watch strap.

As illustrated the sections I0 and II may be of single ply thickness,but as illustrated in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4of the drawings, the wrist watch strap may be of two ply thicknessconsisting of opposite strap sections and 26 composed of upper and lowerplies 2'! and 28, the strap section 25 having a buckle 29 while thestrap section 26 has openings 30 for engagement with the buckle forsecuring the strap on the wrist of the wearer. The confronting innerends of the upper ply 21 extend down through loops 3| at the oppositeends of the wrist watch B with the adjacent end portions of the plybeing located beneath the lower face of the watch and releasablyconnected together in overlapping relation by means of aninterengageable slit 32 and tongue 33 respectively provided on theoverlapped ends 34 and 35 of said upper ply 21.

The lower ply 28 of the sections is connected to the upper ply thereofby stitching 36 at the side edges thereof which extends from the endsthereof inwardly to cross stitching 3'! with the intermediate portion 38of the lower ply being free and unconnected with the upper ply. The saidintermediate portion 38 is of generally oval formation and underlies theadjacent ends of the top ply and the under side of the watch 13.

What is claimed is:

1. A strap for wrist Watches of the type having bails at the endsthereof forming slots, said strap consisting of upper and lower plies,said upper ply including separate sections disposed in end to endrelation and adapted to engage through said slots respectively with theinner end portions of said sections extending under the watch and thefree inner ends of said sections arranged in overlapping relation, saidlower ply having its outer end portions secured to the outer endportions of said sections respectively outwardly of the engagement ofsaid sections through said slots and said lower ply freely underlyingsaid inner end portions of said sections and said overlapped ends, saidsections having interengageable means at the outer ends thereof forconnecting the sections together to form a band adapted to encircle thewrist, and said overlapped ends having tongue and slot connection forsecuring said overlapped ends in coupled relation and for fastening thewatch to the strap when said imier end portions of the sections are inengagement with the watch through said slots.

2. A strap for wrist watches of the type having bails at the endsthereof forming slots, said strap including separate sections disposedin end to end relation and adapted to engage through said slotsrespectively with the inner end portions of said sections extendingunder the watch, a ply underlying said sections and secured at its endsto said sections respectively outwardly of the engagement of saidsections through said slots and said ply freely underlying said innerend portions of said sections under the watch, said sections havinginterengageable means at their outer ends for connecting the sectionstogether to form a band adapted to encircle the wrist, and meanssecuring said inner end portions of the sections together under thewatch for fastening the watch to the strap when said inner end portionsare in engagement with the watch through said slots.

BARNEY R. NYHAGEN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,240,527 Allen Sept. 18, 1917 1,245,801 Rosenthal Nov. 6,1917 2,432,661 Friedman Dec. 16, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 28,449 Great Britain 19 2 112,154 Australia Jan. 9, 1941 918,355France Feb. 6, 1947

